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The Best Sites For Learning About The American Civil War

Today is the 145th anniversary of the ending of the American Civil War. Here’s the description from Answers.com:

Apr 9, 1865. At 1:30 pm General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant, commander in chief of the Union Army, ending four years of civil war. The meeting took place in the house of Wilmer McLean at the village of Appomattox Court House, VA. Confederate soldiers were permitted to keep their horses and go free to their homes, while Confederate officers were allowed to retain their swords and sidearms as well. Grant wrote the terms of surrender.

I thought this might be a good opportunity for another “The Best…” list.

Here are my choices for The Best Sites For Learning About the American Civil War (and are accessible to English Language Learners):

To start-off with, I’m going to direct you to my United States History Classes blog. You can find my entire year’s curriculum there, though here are links to the lessons specifically about the Civil War:

The Story of the Monitor is an interactive exhibition on the ironclad that fought for the Union during the Civil War. Key parts, but not all, of the interactive provides audio support for the text. There are also excellent images.

Virginia collector Tom Liljenquist has donated nearly 700 photographs from the US Civil War to the Library of Congress. Library curators say the photos are an invaluable depiction of the ordinary men who fought the war.

Great “Best of” list, Larry! I’m working on a project with the English and history departments using primary source images from the Civil War era, and you’ve got more than enough sites to make me look like the best library technician ever! I almost regretted sharing the link to your blog:)

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